2 in Cowlitz County Jail after high-speed pursuits

Cowlitz County Sheriff's deputies had to go into the water at Olequa Creek to take one suspect into custody Thursday. Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office

A few Cowlitz County patrol cars were damaged after two high-speed pursuits Thursday.

On Wednesday morning a Longview man reported his car stolen;
the car contained his wallet and credit card information, the Cowlitz County
Sheriff's Office said.

When the victim's debit card was used later at a service
station, a deputy was able to obtain video showing the suspect in a Chevrolet
pickup truck.

The deputy spotted the pickup truck Thursday morning near the 4400 block of Pacific Way in Longview and
tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver sped up and attempted to get away,
the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said.

Kelso police joined in on the pursuit in which the driver
hit speeds of nearly 100 mph while traveling though Industrial Way, Douglas
Street and the highland area.

The driver ended up on a walking path near 19th Avenue in Kelso and
then fled the vehicle and ran into a nearby house. The homeowner threaten to
get a gun, and the suspect left the house and hid in a nearby backyard where he
was taken into custody, the sheriff's office said.

Dale Woodley of Longview was booked into jail Thursday.

A few hours later, Longview police saw a suspect in a Honda in the Olympia Way area.
The driver took off towards Castle Rock and struck a Longview police officer and a patrol car. The
officer did not suffer injuries, the sheriff's office said.

The driver hit speeds of more than 100 mph on Delameter
Road and drove on the wrong side of the road. The car spun out a couple
times but got moving before officers could block it.

Castle Rock Police also joined the pursuit.

On Delamater Road near Melton Road, the car spun out again,
and as deputies headed toward the car, the suspect rammed one deputy's car and hit another as it sped off
towards West Side Highway.

The suspect then traveled north on West Side Highway to Lewis
County, heading towards Vader.

When the driver got into Vader, he eventually reached dead end
at solid waste treatment ponds. The car went around the ponds, and the driver
jumped out of the car and ran over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks into Olequa Creek.
An attempted taser use was unsuccessful. The suspect went into the creek, and
deputies had to go into the water to take him into custody.

Max Fiest, a Longview transient, was booked into jail, the
sheriff's office said.